The capital of Spain; pop. 2,985,000. Situated on a high plateau in the center of the country, it replaced Valladolid as capital in 1561

Madrid, the capital city of Spain, is politically organized with a division in 21 districts (distritos), which are further subdivided into 128 wards (barrios):. All districts are governed by an organ named Junta Municipal de Distrito.

the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum

Madrid (Spanish , English ) is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million (as of December 2009); the entire population of the metropolitan area (urban area and suburbs) is calculated to be nearly 6 million.

Combining the original coded notebooks and modern computer imaging, over 30 of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions are pieced together in this work, in never-before-seen, mechanically accurate, computer generated artworks. Annotated diagrams show each working part of the contraptions, demonstrating in incredible detail how the machines would have operated. It also includes fascinating recreations of the finished inventions that show how they would have been used in contemporary life - from manned flying machines and mechanical bridges to musical instruments and devastating circular tanks. In-depth analysis of da Vinci's inventions reveal the stories that led to the finished designs.

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Return to Madrid

Saturday morning we took the high-speed AVE train back to Madrid for one final day before our very early flight Sunday. In the Malasana neighborhood we found a Ted lookalike (from "How I Met your Mother") and ran into one of GA's former teachers while enjoying a long Spanish lunch in the sun.

Flight to Chicago from DFW

The first plane on the way to Barcelona, Spain from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. Leaving a bit late. Might be a mad dash to catch connection to Madrid.